MUSIC-UA 101 Prerequisite: ability to read music. In-class presentations by local musicians and scholars and attendance at performances throughout the city. The vibrant musical life of New York in historical and cultural contexts. Considers the history of jazz in and beyond the city, and also explores the new shapes jazz is taking in the 21st century. We listen to recordings, compare notes on the music, work with archival sources, meet musicians, attend concerts, and read a broad array of jazz scholarship and journalism. Immerses students in the sounds of jazz, focusing largely on music made in New York City, the undisputed global capital of the genre. Specific topics for some of these courses may vary by semester. These courses are open to all students who meet the prerequisites, but non-majors may require departmental permission. Continuation of species counterpoint and an introduction to invertible counterpoint and fugue. Introduction to score reading and principles of musical analysis applied to larger musical structures. 4 points.Ĭhromatic harmony as developed and practiced by composers of the 19th century and beyond. Prerequisite: Music Theory I (MUSIC-UA 201) or equivalent, or placement by departmental diagnostic exam. MUSIC-UA 202 Formerly Harmony and Counterpoint II.

Exercises in four-part voice-leading and species counterpoint are supplemented by analyses of music from around the world and from a variety of genres, including concert and popular music. Principles of tonal music composition including 18th and 19th century harmonic, formal, and contrapuntal practices. Prerequisite: ability to read music and background in basic concepts of music theory.

MUSIC-UA 201 Formerly Harmony and Counterpoint I. Required Foundational Courses for the Major in Music Related skills in sight-singing, dictation, and keyboard harmony in recitation. Discussion of historical background and evolution concepts and notation of key, scale, tonality, and rhythm. The underlying principles and inner workings of the tonal system that guided all of Western music from 1600 to 1900. Considers the structure and style of influential works in the Western art music repertoire, popular music, or other musical cultures, with attention to the wider social, political, and artistic context. Students acquire a basic vocabulary of musical terms, concepts, and listening skills in order to describe their responses to musical experiences. These courses are open to all students, but do not count toward the major.

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